Thesaurus results for FOAMED

foamed

verb

past tense of foam

as in steamed

to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger the old man foamed and raged when they told him he would have to give up the farm

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Recent Examples of foamed The Timberwolves foamed at the mouth, eager to back up Jaden McDaniels’ trash talk about Denver’s defense from three days earlier. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026 With her eyes closed and her palms turned upward, Scherzinger appeared to be in total peace as the ocean tide gently foamed around her feet. — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026

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Zucchini With its high water content, zucchini can turn mushy and even fall apart when steamed.

— Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2026
Their crabs are steamed, frozen and packed into boxes to be shipped to Sri Lanka, where workers remove the meat by hand.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

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Madison Keys was serving at 5-0 in the third set before Zheng Qinwen stormed back for a 1-6, 7-6(3) 7-5 win.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
With Michigan stealing a 13-12 win over the Broncos in dramatic fashion, the fans who stuck around in The Big House stormed the field to celebrate.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of stormed

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While some members of Congress from both the Democratic and Republican parties have advocated for bills to check the progress of AI, Trump on Monday raged against growing calls for AI regulation.

— Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Wildfires have raged, and tens of thousands of excess deaths, attributed to the succession of heatwaves, have been recorded across Europe.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of raged

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Thompson added that wildfires have burned the area in recent years, leading him to believe that rates for home insurance were unaffordable.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Siri Hustvedt, for instance, had written about the women who were burned as witches in that part of Norway, far above the Arctic Circle.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of burned

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During a past earthquake that shook the floor, only a single strand broke across all operating towers.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
As Willard wheeled Athena away, fussing with an umbrella to offer the dog shade, Bech Parker shook her head in frustration.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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